Decision on whether to cancel the Vancouver officer liaison program is imminent.
Katie Hyslop is a reporter for The Tyee. Reach her here. SHARES A survey conducted by Argyle PR examined how the Vancouver school community feels about police presence in schools.
Photo by Bayne Stanley, the Canadian Press.
The results of the Vancouver School Board’s community consultations on police in schools are in, and the majority of the more than 1,900 people consulted feel neutral or positive about the school liaison officer program and want to keep it.
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Vancouver parents with health concerns say end of Option 4 remote learning presents callous choice
A group of families at higher risk of COVID-19 complications want the Vancouver School Board to extend Option 4: a learning option they said keeps them safe from the risks of COVID in the classroom and preserves their kids place in the schools and programs they know.
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Option 4, set to end March 1, lets kids learn online but holds their place in pre-pandemic schools or programs
Posted: Feb 09, 2021 7:00 AM PT | Last Updated: February 9
Left to right, Kyenta Martins with her husband Claude Martins and daughter Cate Martins and Zoe Martins. Cate and Zoe are in Grade 6 and Grade 4, respectively, at Tyee Elementary School in Vancouver. Due to concerns about Kyenta s chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the children have been in the VSB s Option 4.(Liam Britten/CBC)
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In the absence of a provincial order mandating masks at all times in schools, parent councils are continuing their push to encourage students and staff to wear face-coverings both inside and outside of the classroom.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has required middle- and secondary-school students to wear masks in high-traffic areas and outside of their classrooms or learning groups. All K-12 school staff are subject to the same requirement.
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